Engineer Software- Authentication Team (Idira)

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Your Career:

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our elite team responsible for building our Identity Authentication platform. Driving the modernization of core, mission-critical authentication domains across our primary product, delivering massive impact at scale. In this role, you will work hands-on with AWS architecture, AWS CDK, and .NET to design, develop, test, and deploy production-ready cloud services. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers, security architects, and product managers to deliver secure, scalable SaaS features.

Your Impact:

• Design, code, and test core feature components following modern software engineering principles and agile practices.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with an emphasis on performance, test coverage, and reliability.
• Build microservices and cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK and .NET following security best practices.
• Participate in peer code reviews, debug production issues, and contribute to continuous delivery pipelines.

Qualifications

Your Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience / IDF elite technology unit alumni.
• 2–5 years of hands-on software development experience using .NET / C#, Java, Python, or Go in a cloud or microservices environment.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design, RESTful APIs, and data structures.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud/microservice architecture.
• Strong commitment to code quality, testing practices, and continuous integration.
• Good communication skills and fluent written and spoken English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with AWS services or AWS CDK.
• Familiarity with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Basic understanding of security protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, identity management).

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.